Rail-joint.



G. EDIGK.

BA'IL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1914.

v1, 1 09,407, Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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IHE NORRIS PETERS C0,. IPHOTD-LIYTHOQ WASHINGTON. D. C

G. EDIGK. v

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1914.

1,109,407, Y Patented Sept. 1, 1914.v

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- neW n and useful {Improvements p 'Rail-v Thislinveiitionnrelates to nevv and -useful principal object.torlprovi'de a rail joint'in'f be firmly held against: v

' 7 1 after described; Extending longitudinally cation.

Joints of following is a specifif known that I, Gnome Enron; a citi- Jen of he United- States residing at- Alba querque, in the'icou nty; of Bernalillo and. State of v New MeXico have invented. certain liniproveinentsfinf rail joints, an djhas for its which the rails vvill accidental displacement; p

' l a d; dtew gs inlvh hs I a longitudinal; sect onal view ,viewjof gt e oint chair showing the details I l gu .1s a transverse sec-j [Another ob'ect'fof the invention 'isto 'pro 1 vide a rail ointj in Which the rail Will be; firmly held against creeping and sinking. f 1 Y Stilhanother object of the invention' is to, provide alnov elfrmeans for'holding the rail; "in place to preventsaid'rail from becoming;

loosened at'the joint and causing the track h I a i 1 vtor nec1 at the terminals of the body portion 1'3, as clearly/illustrated in Fig.y7.jfLocated' to become weakened.

A, stillyfurther obj ect of is;

them in: their 1 locked pos itiojn' until released 1 a ere te $tn d 139 t at; P1 1 h i t n i nemi e n ihws iel com 1 notion. andlarrangeinent, of; parts which Wlll "be 1 full H s t forth i he q j ei t oni a a a vided the member 19 wvhich comprises-the ofla rail j ednstfgactj dj in accordance; with this :in ent1on,-shoW1ng the lock ng;

mechanism, in detail; Fig.1 2. is "a perspective 1 of; construction;

' tional vie xvpf 'the joint Fig. 4 is a perspec i tive View of one of the rail iholdinggelerailv 101 t, constructed, in accordance with I a this invention; .6 is a longitudinal sec- I tional view showing; the; detail construction 1 9 us vhie ease @Qiit b e r i i 'zbasegplatela2;n h

flateifalentre nities t whis i been.

is necessary; 1 My Beferrlng to a I @locking inemloers, and Fig Tis: a detail perspective vieiv ofthe rail bond as reference; the numeral "1' designates as an;

e t rty the eil haif w i h fi i il p e t e 1 ,iormed {one of. its v he upstandingportion 3, i slfel ziheil e I QTGEQRGE'AEDIBEYOFALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

I RAIL-JOINT;

edge thf f terminates intheweh e ga ing nieinbert. ,A -lateral extensionfi is formed the edge of theibase platefZ opposite the upstanding portion 3,;and is preferably of less thickness thanathe base plate. it This extension is provided near each end with mediate the' apertures 6 and spaced from "the Ec'enter "ofthe extension 5 are provided slots-7 which arenarrangedi to. receivev the locking spring, as willhe moreJfull'y hereinof the eh engaging portion and located substantially centrally of the longitudinal extremities is provided the groove 8 in which the-bow 9 "of the rail ,bonddesig in the angular *(extensions 12, 'vvhich are above the. groove 8 are provided a plurality enlarged segmental headynieinbers of locking pins 16 rest; "Formed integral with vlTtvhich extend beyondthe surface of the tures I18 forniediin the rail. 1 p

; Cooperating "with the: member 1 is provveblengaging portion 20 having z formed gat "tion 21. flange engaging portion21 terminates at its "free edge in the inwardly 'ivhere the'feXtension 550m the base plate '2. .23'is fornied on theside of the flange engagportion opposite the portion 22 land-is arranged to form V a a Wedge by means of "Whichthe rail is ifirnily held in place? Y a; ;The longitudinal bar which cooperates .Etvith the members hereinbefore described is 'designated generally "by the numeral 2% and comprises a body I portion 25, having theidravvings characters 1 formed near each end at spaced intervals the dependingimember s 26'Which are provided"v at their'freeends' with the angular extensions 27, the use of Which is apparent upon referring to Fig." '5."

Intermediate thelends'of har are pro of segmental depressions {14; in WhiCh-gthe :Web eng ging member 15k and into the aperr its lower extremity the flangeengaging poreXtendingportion 22', vvhich is arranged to lie against theshoulder formed at theipoint 1 v f 'i'vspecification oflettersl'atentl p tent ds fl-L lgfl; ifAppnc a tiblifi ea June 8,191 summits-43, 5; f

the spaced apertures 6, the use. ofwhich will I appear as the description proceeds. Internated generally bjnthe numeral 10 rests. The iree ends o fthis how are held as at 11 the head inembersi l5are provided thezstems 7 A longitudinally tapering lateral flange the free terminals of the locking spring;

which Will be more fully hereinafter described, eXtend, these recesses" 28 cominun-ieating with each other by the longitudinally entendingirabbeted portion 29, as Willfibe clearly seen. upon referring to Fig. 4.

meralBOfand comprises a main body portion '31, having its free ends bent upwardly *as'at These ends are each provided with the angular extensions 33, which engage the 'portionQ3 between 'th'eteeth 34 and-thus hold vthe niernber 119 against longitudinal movement.

idly by the ninner'al 35 is provided and {arranged to jrelease the spring to permit the 5 several elements forming the I oint to be 're- P inotfedt This instrument "COIIIPTlSBS the;

main 'body portion 36' having the lever '37 E *piifotally securedthei'eto, as at '38. The; fen'dflofithe le'v'er oppositethe handle por-f tion is piyo'tally connected to the sliding hook Tneinber 39, which is bent downwardly at "its free end,

as at 4:0, and is "arranged to slide longitudinally 'offthe body portion A 'rigid hook "4-1 is connected to the end of; the body "portion 36 -'opposite1the sliding-5 angular, extensions 33 hook member, downward extension 42,

n uitable n standing and is provided with thei which; forms the f hfo ok tofengage the angular extensions 33. portion 43. is formed l integral with thebody portion 36, and is; provided with a suitable pin it t, with which the, paxvl 45 .Which is pivotally""securedias at 46 to the lever. 37 cooperates.

that in use the rails are drilled inthexordr Chair 1 in such'a Way that position ihJthe} by the numeral;

'. bar 24 isthe'n placed in position on the the extensions;

will project through the'ap-ert'ures 6 and the extensions '27 will liebeneztth the por-;

tion 5 the plate '2,

The cooperating as illustrated in Fig; rail holding member 1 9 isth-en slipped between the locking bar 1 24 and the shoulder fornied Where "thefplate 2 ,joins f'the extension .5 until the teeth carried byfthe extension 23 'areengaged by the which time the spring which is designated generally by the nuon the spring 31,; at 1 releaslng instrument reel-a1 as is p 'p as trated in Fig.1 and into dotted V will engage t in its released position, coo erating madam be forced into place, and owing to the wedge surface of the extension 23, it will be ap- 1e pin 44 and hold the sp the lever 37 thro'Wn position so 'tl1at"fthe pawl, 45}

ring; hich time the; ping element 19 may spaces. between the teeth and A hold theiwholetogether. I

The locking spring "hereinbefore men-'1 tioned is designated generally by the 1111- rality of. spaced apertures,

chair, the tapered thus s firmly It is to be nd'erstood that the rails which are used in connection With thisrail joint are preferably provided with grooves "at the point ftv heife the 'headzjoins the web and said grooves gex'tend throughout their entire begu It tvillt hus be seen that the fof the g'ro'oyeyvill cofipeiate inner walls I, e e with the beveled'edg'esof theiyebiengaging p I s. I 1 i n 'einbers, 4 and '20 and thushrmly 106k the A "suitableinstrumenhfdesignated genr rail in place. With this construction it Will emanated. I I f v e While in the foregoing there has been new and'deseribedthe. pretense-embodiv m rits or this "invention, it :is to be unaerstoodfthat such ehanges'ihay be 'mtte in the combination "and arrangement of parts Pas} will an within the 'spiritand scope 0$ as defined in the appendea the invention claims.

,lvhat is Claimed is:' V I l. A r'ail 'joi'nt including a rail their, a looking Jb-a'r removailily secured to the rail ichair, rail flang and Web "engaging nie1nhere harried by Ifth'e' rail "chair, thefloeking member and web "engaging members being disposed atoppositesides of the rail chair, a *cooperating rail engaging member slidg u v V abl-e longitudinally of the rail than a It ill be apparent fronr the foregoing:

tween thedocking bar sea theweb engegin'g fmerribr, a t pered flange form d Eon the cooperating. rail jholdi "tiheinber, said Ita- 'pe'red fiange'zengaging t e locking; bar "and adapted to force the rail holding ine'mber toward the Web ea aging 'portion, a pluflr'alityfof teeth c'ariie" on thefu'pper surface of the flange, and means carried by the 'rail ohair to engage thefiteeth and hold the cooperating rail engaging meihber H "l'hngitl di'n'al movement.

p g A -rail joint i'ncluding a rail chaiiflweb and flange engaging n1en1bers 7 formed .on the rail chair, means carried by theweb engaging portion to hold .railr'oad" rails against longitudinal moveinent, a lateral extension formed 'on" the "rail jchai'r, said lat- *eral extension being rovided with" a p1ua locking ba'r Scarri'ed byfthe a ertu ed edge of the extension, hooks formed :on the I tending through the apertures to hold the bar' in pace, a cooperating rail holding meinherjavtapereu fiangeycarried ty. the eooperating-rail engaging meinber, 'sa i d ineinher being slidable longitudinally of the rail flange engaging the locklooking bar and exing bar, a pluralityof teeth on the upper ing through the lateral extension on the rail chair and being provided with angular extensions to engage the teeth and hold the cooperating rail holding member against longitudinal movement.

EORGE EDICK.

Witnesses:

J OSEPII F,. SULZER, CHAS. HE ITT.

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v In testimony whereof I afi'lx my signature I surface of the flange, and a sprmg extend- 1n presence of two wltnesses. 

